Tropical Depression Two is currently drifting north-northwestward in the eastern Gulf, and is expected to become a tropical storm in the northeastern Gulf later today.
Highly uncertain track / intensity forecast beyond Thursday. Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance aircraft flew into this system earlier overnight and aided in determining the current central pressure and maximum sustained winds.
Tropical Storm force winds could arrive in our coastal waters as early as Wednesday night with increasing chances for rain and thunderstorms Thursday-Friday across SE Texas.
Confidence on expected impacts and timing will increase over the next couple of days as additional data become available.